Does General Strain Theory Account for Youth Deviance in Turkey?

Özbay Ö.

Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.107-129, 2011 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-129
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study was aimed to explore whether General Strain Theory accounted for youth deviance in Turkey. The theory was tested by using a sample of 974 undergraduate university students in a correlational study. Youth deviance included piracy, bribery, and cheating. Of the total twelve strain variables used, half of them were statistically significant and had expected positive influences on the dependent variables. Anger was positively correlated only with one dependent variable. Most criminal and non-criminal coping variables had expected impacts on the deviant behavior. Overall, data gave some support for GST. Future tests of General Strain Theory should use more negative emotions, utilize an index of strain, be tested with males and females

Keywords: General Strain Theory, deviance, crime, youth, Turkey